TSA posts a variety of opportunities in the textiles field including information on national and international symposium calls for papers, jobs and internships, workshops, and calls for art. Submissions are posted at the discretion of the Textile Society of America. If you have an opportunity to share with the TSA community, please visit our Submit an Opportunity page.
Call for Papers: Beyond the Silk Road, Across the Seas, 9th Symposium of IASSRT
Deadline: Friday May 30, 2025
Beyond the Silk Road, Across the SeasCirculations of Textiles, Ideas, and Techniques before 1800 9th Symposium of International Association for the Study of Silk Road Textiles (IASSRT) October 9–12, 2025UC BerkeleyCalifornia, USA The ‘Silk Road’, which initially signified the overland trade networks extending from China to the Mediterranean, has evolved to encompass maritime trade networks […]
Veronika Gervers Research Fellowship
Deadline: Friday May 30, 2025
The Veronika Gervers Research Fellowship was established in 1979 to honour the work and memory of Veronika Gervers, a pioneering textiles and dress scholar. While a curator at ROM – from 1968 until her untimely death in 1979 – Veronika carried out groundbreaking research in Eastern European dress history and built worldclass collections. Her skills […]
Grant/Award: 2026 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Fashion & Design and Fashion & Culture
Deadline: Monday June 09, 2025
The Vilcek Foundation will award six Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in the amount of $50,000 in two categories: Fashion & Design and Fashion & Culture. In each category, three young immigrant fashion professionals who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in their field will individually receive an unrestricted cash prize of $50,000. Who Should Apply Why […]
Call for Art: CaFÉ’s CRAFTING TOMORROW SMALL-GROUP EXHIBITION
Deadline: Monday June 16, 2025
Held in partnership with LA Artcore and Textile Arts LA, this small-group exhibition will feature bodies of work by selected artists in a gallery exhibition at LA Artcore, Los Angeles, California. Selected works will build on the theme of Crafting Tomorrow and be juried by Fafnir Adamites. Art can be a portal to other worlds. […]
Decorative Arts Trust Prize For Excellence and Innovation
Deadline: Monday June 30, 2025
To further the Decorative Arts Trust’s mission to foster appreciation and study of the arts, the Trust established the $100,000 Decorative Arts Trust Prize for Excellence and Innovation. The Prize funds outstanding projects that advance the public’s appreciation of decorative art, fine art, architecture, or landscape. The Prize is awarded to a nonprofit organization in […]
Scholarship for GWU Carpets and Weaving Workshop
Deadline: Tuesday July 01, 2025
UNDERSTANDING CARPETS AND RUG WEAVING October 6-9, 2025Contact: MuseumCuratorial@gwu.edu The George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum are pleased to announce, “Understanding Carpets and Rug Weaving,” a four-day workshop, held from October 6 through October 9 at the museum’s Avenir Foundation Conservation and Collections Resource Center. The workshop will be led by Walter B. […]
CraftForms 2025, 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft
Deadline: Wednesday September 10, 2025
December 7, 2025 – January 24, 2026 Wayne Art Center, Davenport Gallery, Wayne, Pennsylvania Juror: Bruce W. Pepich Wayne Art Center is seeking submissions for the 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Works created […]
